![]() ![]() Java -Xms512M -Xmx512M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui To run the server use the following command, and note that this command is based on you having a VPS with 1GB RAM: Right-click the download link on that page and copy the link to use in the command below: Now we need to change user to our Minecraft user and download the latest Minecraft server which can be found at, which at the time of writing is 1.12.2. Sudo chown minecraft:minecraft /usr/local/games/minecraftĬd /usr/local/games/minecraft Downloading Minecraft By convention on Linux this would be in /usr/local/games, and then we need to set ownership for our Minecraft user: Next, we need to create somewhere to store the game files. ![]() However, first we’ll make a user to run the server: After this, we need to prepare for running Minecraft. This makes simple work of getting Java installed. Sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer Sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java To install this on Ubuntu we can use the Web Upd8 team’s PPA: Minecraft requires Java to run, and for stability, it’s best to use the official Oracle Java distribution. Regarding the operating system, we’ll be looking at using Ubuntu 16.04 to ease the setup. We’d recommend a minimum of 1GB RAM to enable your VPS to run the Minecraft server for a handful of players, and 1.5GB RAM should see you capable of running a server for up to 20 players. The first thing you need to do is spec up your VPS. One of the features of the PC version of Minecraft, these days called Java Edition, is the ability to run your own game server on your own computer or server, allowing you and your friends to play together in privacy. Having said that, I suspect if you are reading this article you already have a fair idea what Minecraft is. ![]() Unless you’ve been living under a block since 2010, you’ve probably heard about the runaway success story of the computer game Minecraft. ![]()
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